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—Official Report, Economy and Fair Work Committee, 9 October 2024; c 25. She clearly believes that, if only Opposition parties would say nice things about SNP policies, we could trick people into moving to Scotland.
I move, That the Parliament notes the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s 13th Report, 2024 (Session 6), Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry (SP Paper 654).
I move, That the Parliament notes the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s 13th Report, 2024 (Session 6), Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry (SP Paper 654).
In yesterday’s short debate, the Minister for Parliamentary Business insisted that the Government had been taking action that will “take time to have effect.”—Official Report, 20 November 2024; c 74. That might well be true.
The approach has been successful. In the current 2024-25 budget year, we were running into difficulties because of the approvals that were put in place by the Scottish Government.
In relation to confidence in the sector, we are talking about a budget cut for 2024-25. Our expectation is that the cut will be repeated in the next budget and it will be deeper.
That evidence was asked for in 2021, and we have been told that the Government might make a decision on it in 2024. The issue is not that it cannot be done, but the timescales for reaching a decision are problematic for industry.
I am pleased to announce that we will begin to roll out Scottish carers assistance by the end of 2023, with full national introduction in spring 2024. The final dates will be agreed following our on-going work with the UK Government, but this is a key milestone for our new benefit.
International experts are saying that full recovery does not look likely until at least 2024, so I suppose that there is a question about how we deal with the next two years.